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Let Go Of Reality For An Evening, Immerse Yourself In A Great Novel
Let Go Of Reality For An Evening, Immerse Yourself In A Great Novel
TommyMoe21


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Letting Go (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Lombard, IL.
Date: Feb 5, 2004
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Feb 9, 2004

Single bulb light source. On a black glass desk with coffee and a book. Tweaked a bit with brightness, color and unsharp mask in PSE2. Cropped and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 72 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.2400
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.0652
Avg (non-participants): 5.3418
Views since voting: 909
Votes: 250
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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02/18/2004 02:27:13 PM
i loved this picture, sorry didn't have a chance to comment during the challenge... i would've cropped just below the nose though...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/17/2004 08:25:10 PM
Looking at this the 3rd time, I'm still taken by the clarity and interest of the book and glass. While if it were mine, I'd probably crop to close in on those focal points, it isn't mine, it's yours, and it is well done. Still an 8
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02/17/2004 05:59:41 PM
I find the edge of the lamp detracts from a really interesting shot. Perhaps if you had placed it close to the corner, rather than in front of his face...
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02/16/2004 11:14:51 PM
Cropped too tightly on top. More of subject's facial expression would have provided better focal point of viewers' interest.
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02/14/2004 09:14:18 AM
I find the reflection distracting.
02/13/2004 02:37:44 PM
nice photo, the lamp is a little distracting. Some more of the subject reflected in the table would have been great.
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02/13/2004 10:40:05 AM
I like the idea of this shot , but personally I don't care for the placement of the light, the way it obstructs the mans face is distracting to me, as well as it being at a slant, just my opinion.
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02/12/2004 11:42:57 PM
great lighting, but I would have cropped the light out of the image or composed it such that it was not in frame.
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02/12/2004 02:08:50 PM
Pleasant and relaxing image, good idea and good lighting. Speaking of lighting, I'd move that lamp up a couple inches and this would be great. ;)
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02/12/2004 04:26:12 AM
This picture has a nice feeling to it, but I think you could have a slightly better image with the lamp outside the frame - it's a bit distracting having the bright area at the top.
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02/11/2004 08:21:24 PM
Nice reflection, but get the lamp out of the shot. I don't really think letting go when I look at this either.
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02/11/2004 07:16:17 PM
Great idea! I like the lighting, but not having the lamp partially in the frame. I think that moving the lamp just out of the frame (keeping the crop on the face) would have made a simpler and more effective image. 7
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02/11/2004 03:28:11 PM
Nice take on the challenge. Great picture. Interesting effect with the reflections and lighting.
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02/11/2004 12:49:53 PM
I like the lighting, but a couple of composition items bug me. The light overhead looks like it's swinging right in the guy's face, and the photo looks like it's leaning.
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02/11/2004 09:10:34 AM
Really captured the mood. Nice choice of extras (mug), and I like the reflection. Good luck.
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02/11/2004 06:35:55 AM
Great idea, the only thing that bothers me in this shot is the lamp. Otherwise well done. Good luck!
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02/11/2004 04:38:15 AM
nice lighting. i like the mood that it presents.
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02/11/2004 12:21:18 AM
The light at the top is a little distrating, you could crop just below it and get an "unkonwn" source of the light. Clear though.
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